Since being drafted in 2014, Beckham’s five-year receiving grade (92.6) ranks sixth among the 47 wideouts with at least 2,000 routes run in that span. Julio Jones, Antonio Brown and DeAndre Hopkins are the only active players who rank ahead of the former LSU standout in both receiving grade and yards per route run.
Last season, Beckham earned a 90.0 overall grade, fifth-best at the position, and was worth an impressive 1.98 Wins Above Replacement, which ranked 27th among all players and ninth among all non-quarterbacks. Aside from the 2017 season when OBJ’s season was cut short by a fractured ankle, he’s earned grades of 84.0 or higher and posted over 1,000 yards receiving every season since being drafted.
Not only is OBJ one of the league’s best, but he is also trading one of the league’s lowest-graded signal-callers for a rising star in
Baker Mayfield in 2019. Add in Mayfield and a high-flying Todd Monken offense, and the sky’s truly the limit for the Browns’ new pass-catcher. Beckham is projected to record 92.7 receptions, 1,265.2 yards and 8.3 touchdowns in 2019.
